Study protocol of personal characteristics and socio-cultural factors associated with mental health and quality of life of residents living in violent territories.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Throughout the world, millions of people living in deprived urban environments with frequent experiences of violence are mentally distressed. There is little evidence about which characteristics of people living in such environments are associated with lower or higher levels of mental distress and how they may cope with experiences of violence.

Methods/design

This study is part of the research project 'Building the Barricades' (ES/S000720/1 ESRC-AHRC GCRF Mental Health 2017), which uses a mixed-method approach. Quantitative and qualitative studies will be conducted in 16 favelas in the area of Maré in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The quantitative study consists of a survey of 1200 randomly selected adults living in Maré and of 200 individuals who frequent the open-use

SUBMITTER: Cruz MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055079 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature